College basketball news and results, Feb. 28

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Updated 11:41 pm, Thursday, February 28, 2013

On Friday morning, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions will announce its findings of an investigation of possible violations by the St. Mary's men's basketball program.

The investigation became publicized in September. It's not known if the NCAA will issue penalties against the Gaels. St. Mary's (25-5, 13-2 WCC) hosts Santa Clara on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

USF 83, San Diego 70:

Cole Dickerson had 24 points and 12 rebounds as the hot-shooting Dons notched a wire-to-wire win over the host Toreros to clinch the No. 5 seed in next week's WCC tournament. ... Mark Tollefsen hit 9 of 10 field goal attempts and scored 19 points for the Dons (14-15, 7-9), who shot 60 percent and won their third straight. ... Ken Rancifer's 17 points led San Diego (13-17, 6-9).

Santa Clara 79, Loyola Marymount 56:

Marc Trasolini scored 26 points in his final home game, and the Broncos rolled over the free-falling Lions (8-21, 1-14). ... Trasolini was 9-of-12 from the floor for Santa Clara (21-9, 9-6). ... Fellow seniors Kevin Foster and Raymond Cowels scored 17 and 12, respectively.

Texas-Arlington 81, San Jose State 74:

Louis Garrett had a game-high 25 points for the Spartans (9-17, 3-12 WAC), including five three-pointers, but the host Mavericks had a 49-8 scoring advantage off the bench.

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#2 Gonzaga 70, BYU 65:

Kelly Olynyk scored 19 points, Gary Bell Jr. hit four three-pointers and the visiting Bulldogs survived a late rally to move to within a win over Portland on Saturday from their first-ever No. 1 ranking. ... Tyler Haws had 19 points for BYU (20-10, 9-6).

Virginia 73, #3 Duke 69:

Joe Harris scored a career-high 36 points, and the Cavaliers celebrated the 11-year anniversary of their last victory over a top-five team. ... Virginia (20-8, 10-5 ACC) won its 16th straight at home. It came 11 years to the day since an 87-84 victory, also against No. 3 Duke. ... Seth Curry led Duke (24-4, 11-4) with 28 points.